Chapter 684: Order Force, A Call from Beilaila

After lunch, Xia Duo sent Bishop Anbulier back to Savile Town. However, upon leaving, the Bishop reminded Xia Duo: "The Altar in Daxia Territory needs to be expanded. I have looked around, and given the current population of Daxia Territory, you can already prepare to build a Temple!"

"A Temple?!"

Xia Duo was somewhat surprised. Building a Temple this soon seemed too fast, and in his planning, the current Linshui Village would eventually be upgraded to Linshui City, a process that would not take too long.

If he started building a Temple now, would he have to tear it down and rebuild it in the future?

Therefore, Xia Duo looked at Bishop Anbulier and asked the question he most wanted to ask: "Daxia Territory is still in the midst of continuous development and has not yet stabilized. Is it really suitable to build a Temple?"

"Lord Xia Duo, Daxia Territory is filled with order everywhere, and my Lord naturally gives it special attention. The free-roaming Holy Power that cannot be preserved at the Altar Square is constantly dissipating. Without a Temple, it is very difficult to guide and preserve that Holy Power with just that crude Altar. This is a tremendous waste!"

"..."

Xia Duo frowned. He had not thought about this aspect; after all, Holy Power and the like were not the focus of his research. Moreover, there was another issue, and Xia Duo, having no reservations, asked directly:

"I haven't discovered any traces of Holy Power dissipation at the Altar Square!"

"Lord Xia Duo!"

Anbulier chuckled, "I estimate that Laidun hasn't discovered it either. We usually say my Lord is the Lord of Radiance, and there is indeed true and real Holy Light descending. But my Lord is also the Lord of Order. This aspect is not just reflected in promoting the rule of law or witnessing contracts; there is also true and real Order Force descending. It is the existence of the two sides of my Lord's Holy Power."

"Can those Holy Powers only be preserved by building a Temple?" Xia Duo asked again.

"If Lord Xia Duo is willing to wait, you can let Laidun come to the Temple for further study. Once he can perceive the Order side of my Lord's Holy Power, he will also be able to slowly guide and gather that Holy Power."

"..."

How could Xia Duo let Laidun return to the Temple for further study at a time like this? Currently, Laidun is the chief steward of Linshui Village. Whether it is the Development Department, the Logistics Department, the Settlement Department, or even the Territory Guard, many matters require Laidun to handle them.

Besides Laidun, Xia Duo really didn't trust anyone else. It wasn't about loyalty or anything—would a Mage Lord fear his subordinates being disloyal? The key was knowledge. Laidun had at least received relatively professional management and educational training at the Temple.

As for the others, they were either Slaves, dock porters, or ordinary farmers. Even if a few had experience in a Mage Tower, Xia Duo was often in the Mage Tower, so how could he not know how many people in a Mage Tower understood management or would go to learn it?

Perhaps some with management talent could be found among them, but that would take time for them to show it, just like Kaide, the current person in charge of the Territory's Logistics Department, who was originally just an ordinary farmer and has now become a person of real power in the Territory.

But to really let Kaide lead the overall situation—not to mention whether he has the ability—his background and strength alone would not be enough to convince the masses. Laidun came from the Temple and possessed extraordinary power, while Kaide was just an ordinary person.

Sometimes, if something really happened, he might be secretly dealt with at night without anyone even noticing.

In short, unless Xia Duo was willing to be immersed in the Territory at all times, Laidun really could not leave for even a moment.

After thinking for a while, Xia Duo still politely declined Bishop Anbulier's proposal: "I will consider it further!"

However, Bishop Anbulier was not angry because Xia Duo was unwilling to build a Temple; he just sighed once more about the waste of the Lord of Radiance's Divine Grace.

After leaving the Temple, Xia Duo did not immediately return to the Territory to question Laidun, but instead concealed his figure and wandered around Savile Town.

Before Aobolaien Yinyie impersonated a Drow to create panic, those Elves who entered Savile Town would occasionally have individuals strolling around the town.

But now, especially after the real Drow attack incident, not a single Elf could be found outside the Villa District.

Except for the first batch who took ships to the north and some who left on their own, the remaining Elves were all hiding in the Villa District, looking after each other and guarding strictly, fearing that they would be targeted by Drow again.

Xia Duo wandered around the town not only to relax after his meal, but more to check if there were any traces of Drow. Although the radiation of Drow could not be preserved during the day, in other aspects, it was impossible for there to be absolutely no traces.

After walking around a few times, Xia Duo did not find any Drow traces, but he did see a few sordid affairs in the Trade District.

However, Xia Duo had no interest in dogs biting dogs. Just as he was thinking about going to see Aoruipusi, he suddenly received a Sending—a voice message sent through 【Magic Net Background Communication】!

"Mage Xia Duo, I am Beilaila. The new spell might be a bit noisy, sorry for the disturbance. I just received news that there are Elves who want to come to Seventon for refuge. May I ask if it is true?"

Being contacted so suddenly, Xia Duo realized that 【Magic Net Background Communication】 had already spread. Before he had even started learning the communication Management Spell attached to the Arcane Federation Monthly, others had already learned the communication Spell.

At the same time, he also realized that Beilaila might not need him to answer immediately. However, since Beilaila could learn that communication Spell in a short time, there was nothing wrong with him showing the same speed, so he began to cast a Spell to reply:

"Mage Beilaila, I am Xia Duo. The news you received is true. The first batch of Elves heading north for refuge is already on the way, about several hundred Elves, and there are several times as many Elves behind them who want to head north."

A Spellcaster casting a Spell to contact someone personally naturally would not have any delay. Except for the time consumed by the Spellcasting itself, it was much more flexible and convenient than a Communication Magic Tool.

But the price was also not small. A 5th Circle Spell could only be used to transmit a sentence or a video, which was somewhat not worth it.

But there was no other way. Communication Magic Tools had not yet been popularized, and if one wanted efficiency, one naturally had to pay a certain price.

And even with Communication Magic Tools, while people were indeed more relaxed, the depreciation of the Communication Magic Tools themselves was another kind of price.

There are gains and losses, equivalent exchange; this is a rule that all Mages acknowledge.

After Xia Duo replied, with almost no interval, he received another Sending from Beilaila: "Mage Xia Duo, there is a Chamber of Commerce in Seventon preparing to send ships to the south. I think you might have a need!"

"..."

This time, Xia Duo did not reply immediately. He needed time to think carefully. He understood Beilaila's hint; she was asking if he needed to let the new residents take those merchant ships to the south.

In Xia Duo's original plan, this year, with the fleets organized by those local Chambers of Commerce in Savile Territory, Beilaila's own fleet, and other fleets Beilaila helped contact, the number of residents in Daxia Territory could be increased to about ten thousand.

Theoretically, the more people there are, the faster the development speed. Once the development is finished, the Territory will also be more mature and powerful.

But the problem is, the more people there are, the more they consume. Xia Duo could not let Savile Territory provide food without limit, or rather, whether Savile Territory, or even the Tower of Time, could provide that much grain was a question.